We are happy to welcome our January newly hired therapists to the family!
News
01.11.23
Amber Gonzales, LPC, was named Director of Quality Assurance in December 2022. She had served as the Jonesboro Outpatient Clinical Supervisor since October 2021 and as the Quality Assurance Officer of Families, Inc. from 2014-2021. She received both her Specialist in Education and her Bachelor of Social Work from Arkansas State University.
01.11.23
Jason Lewallen was named Jonesboro Outpatient's Clinical Supervisor in December, 2022. Jason is a Licensed Professional Counselor and he provided direct therapeutic services since 2015 through Families, Inc.’s Jonesboro Outpatient and School-based. While in that role, he also supervised Masters Level Interns.
12.01.22
We are happy to welcome our October and November newly hired therapists to the family!
11.04.22
Families, Inc. welcomes back to the family Scott Burcham, LCSW, in his new role as Osceola Clinical Supervisor.
Scott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty five years of experience in the social work field both in practice experience and in higher education. Scott comes to us from The Logan Centers where he served as Clinical Director for the last four years. He served as a therapist for Families, Inc. for four years prior to joining The Logan Centers.
10.20.22
We are happy to welcome our October newly hired therapist to the family!
Teressa Whitmore, LAC is a therapist who graduated from Capella University where she received her Masters in Mental Health Counseling.
Teressa will be working out of our Jacksonville clinic.
09.21.22
Blueberry McGee was born July 2, 2021 in Marshall, AR. Destiny and her family bought him from Darling Doodles when he was just a baby!! He is a labradoodle (lab and poodle mix). Blueberry began training with Michelle Hill's Dog Training Academy through his early puppy years and then went to a 3 Week Advanced Board & Train in Memphis, TN at West TN K9 with the goals of basic and advanced obedience and specifically gaining skills necessary for a therapy setting. (Fun fact: one of his buddies in his training works for a sensory gym for kiddos in Tennessee!!).
09.20.22
Destiny McGee, LCSW has been named Jonesboro School-Based Clinical Supervisor!
Destiny McGee joined Families, Inc. as Jonesboro School-Based Clinical Supervisor in September 2022. McGee is a Licensed Certified Social Worker and she joined us after five years with Mid-South Health Systems, Arisa Health. While there she served as the Children’s Clinic Coordinator and managed the Therapeutic Foster Care Program. Additionally she has served as an Adjunct Professor to the Social Work Department at Arkansas State University.
